But the guy is playing in his first full NHL season for a team that clearly has defensive issues (not to mention suspect coaching), and he’s been playing incredibly well for quite a while...a big key in his team’s turnaround this second half. It feels like some fans have already started to judge him on too harsh of a curve.

And it does seem like when a goalie gives up a “questionable” goal, fans act like that shot should be stopped every time, though we see soft goals given up by just about every goalie at some point (see Gusev’s goal tonight). And they don’t take into account all of the incredibly tough saves made on what seemed like sure goals.